Salutations! Welcome to the next chapter! Thank you for the very kind words. They gave me untold amounts of determination.

Anyways, just wanted to say a quick thank you to those reading. Enjoy!

Chap 6:

Tauriel looked in surprise as Asriel ran down the aisle, coming to hug her warmly across the hips. He buried his face into her stomach as he clung to her. She grinned at the childish display, and melted into the embrace. She laughed and gave him a short hug back, ruffling the hair on his head lightly and brushing some snow off of his shirt.

"What are you doing here my child?" She asked inquisitively as she put the recipe booklet down. "And where is Frisk?"

Asriel paused as he looked up to her, the events of the last half hour or so flooding into his mind.

"Well…...First a tall skeleton who declared himself "the noble and very generous Papyrus" knocked on our door. He said something about throwing a party then locked me outside. Frisk is still at home with him, doing….something. "He explained, his own words sounding crazy." I waited outside for a while after that, but...I ended up coming to find you. I wasn't really sure what to do."

Toriel looked as confused as he was during the explanation, her eyes showing concern.

"I'm sorry. I should have just brought you two with me. I'm glad you made it here all right." She finally spoke, gathering her wits. "Let's go back together and see what those two are up to. I'm sure Frisk is as confused as you are."

"Good idea. I heard a lot of noise coming from inside when I left" Asriel added.

A slightly worried expression crossed his mother's face when he added that last bit in.

Together they went to exit the store, stopping to pay for the things Toriel has picked up inside. She handed Asriel one of the many plastic bags that contained the baking supplies as they exited the building. Once he had it firmly in one hand, she grabbed the his other hand and led him back home.

First they trudged through the cold and crisp air of snowdin. She felt her sons hand tighten around hers as they past one of the houses, only to loosen after it was out of view completely. Soon they entered the caves. They ended up traipsing through most of the waterfalls on the way through, their leg fur and lower clothing soaking as they stepped in the cool, comforting water. Eventually they made it to hotland. The heat dried their soft coats quickly as the walked along the blistering stone floor. Luckily they didn't have to stay in the intense heat for long, as they came to the elevator out shortly after arriving. They entered the metal box, along with a couple other monsters. They each gave their respects as they saw the duo enter, happy to have both the queen and her heir back. Level by level, they continued further up, stopping at a couple different floors to let the occasional person out.

"We're almost there my child." Toriel said comfortingly as the elevator rang for the final time, letting them out in "New Home".

They walked at a slow pace back home.

"Ring….Ring…Ring."

Asriel felt the phone in his pocket vibrate, emitting a loud and very obnoxious. He had almost forgotten that Papyrus had tossed it to him before he left.

He fished it out of his pocket carefully, hanging the bag of groceries over his shoulder awkwardly so that he wouldn't drop it.

He flipped it open and checked the caller ID.

*FRISK*

"Oh? Where did you get that?" Toriel asked as she the phone In Asriel's hand.

"Oh, it's not mine." He replied. "That skeleton gave it to me before I left. He said he was going to call when everything was ready."

Asriel clicked the answer button on the small phone and held it to one ear.

"Hello?" He asked.

"HELLO! The human and I have prepared everything! *Crash* Well….Almost everything. Hold on."

Asriel heard loud footsteps followed by a couple more loud noises created by pots and pans. After a couple moments, Papyrus returned to the phone.

"Nyah ha ha! NOW, we are ready. Come by when you are prepared to witness the greatest party ever!" Papyrus beamed. "Actually….You should probably get here quickly"

With that he hung up.

"They said they were ready." Asriel stated to his mother, putting the phone back in his pocket again.

Seconds later, they reached the front door of the house. Toriel tried the handle, and it opened with a slow creak. A strong mixture of smells assaulted the delicate noses of the two goat monsters, a blend of spices, tomatoes, and burning bread poured from the small crack in the door, and increased as the door was pushed further. It wasn't necessarily a bad smell, but the potency of it caused some discomfort.

As the two came fully into the building, the stood in shock at the state of the room.

Strands of spaghetti noodles littered the house randomly, along with blots of tomato sauce. Some hung off of paintings, some stuck to the wall and there was even some on the railing of the stairs. In the room over, they could see Papyrus and Frisk standing next to the table, holding up a metal tray and balancing many bowls of spaghetti on their heads. Frisks right foot seemed to be stuck in a pot, and Papyrus had two pans on his shoulders as accessories. On the tray they were holding, they had custom noodles that were formed into different words.

*Welcome back! We're all happy to see you again! -Papyrus and the human* It spelled out.

"SURPRISE!" Papyrus screamed at them excitedly, throwing up one arm for effect.

Toriel and Asriel remained silent. Taking in the destruction. Looking closer, they both noticed many seemingly random words were sprawled across the room. Many of them were words and phrases of encouragement. Others spelled out short, but witty jokes. It was actually very impressive, but the fact remained that their house was destroyed.

"I can see that you are impressed by my excellent decorating skills! But what else could you expect from one such as me?!" Papyrus boasted as he looked at them examine the room.

Toriel shot him a stern look, her eyes locked on intimidatingly.

No words passed between the two groups for a couple minutes.

"Eh...Is everything alright?" The skeleton asked, starting to feel nervous.

"You are going to clean this up. Right?" She asked flatly.

"Uh…" Papyrus hesitated, looking from side to side. "Yes! All part of my plan!"

The skeleton paused for a moment, before bringing the tray over to the two of them.

"Here. Let me assist you in bringing those in." He offered, taking the bags of groceries and switching them with the small tray of celebration spaghetti.

Toriel took the tray from him, still staring him down. He binked nervously and hurried into the kitchen to put the things away.

"I believe this is for you." Toriel said as she gave the tray to Asriel, a small smile on her face.

He took it hesitantly, slightly surprised at how quickly his mother could go from intimidating to warm inviting.

She walked over to Frisk and took him by the hand, bringing him to the kitchen too.

Now only Asriel remained in the room. Holding a tray of Alphabetti spaghetti.

He took a handful, scooping up the first four words. He threw it into his mouth and began chewing, tasting the unique dish. It was very spicy, almost as if someone had poured hot sauce into it. But once he got past that, it was the generic spaghetti one would get at the store. The noodles did seem to be a little chewy though….

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An hour or so past, and Papyrus finally finished cleaning up the mess he had made. The human helped a little too, but he was too short to reach most of the spots on the wall...or the few that had somehow gotten on the ceiling. Asriel was sitting at the table, eating more of that spaghetti that they had made, and Toriel was mixing something else up in the kitchen with the things she had just bought.

"Phew…Now I know why Sans doesn't pick up his socks…" Papyrus said tiredly, rubbing out the last stain with a wet cloth.

"Finished!" He announced, wadding the cloth up into a ball.

Frisk ran over to him and handed him a glass of water. He accepted it gladly.

"Thank you human! This is just what I need!" He said happily, chugging the drink quickly. "To think, we made a super cool party and only got banned from the kitchen forever! I would say this turned out pretty well. Undyne would be proud of you!"

The human stood triumphantly. Knowing that Undyne would be proud filled him with determination.

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*Knock knock*

Someone banged on the door lightly.

"Another visitor?" Asriel thought as he heard the sound.

Almost as if he was beckoned to it, Frisk strolled over to the front door and answered it.

"Hey kid." Sans greeted with a smile as Frisk answered the door.

He walked inside slowly and took a seat at the table.

"Sans! You lazybones! I told you the party was going to start! You completely missed it!" Papyrus scolded as he saw his brother come into the room.

"Sorry bro. I had a Skele-ton of work to do." Sans responded, pointing at his brother with a sly grin.

"Ugh! What work! You have nothing to do!" Papyrus shot back, perturbed by the joke.

"I was...You know….doing stuff….important stuff.." Sans replied unspecifically.

He got an unhappy mumble back.

"Hey, welcome back buddy. Were all glad you're here. Sorry I missed the celebration. Knowing my brother, i'm sure it was great." Sans said happily, turning to Asriel.

"Oh, yeah. Thanks. Glad to be back." Asriel responded uneasily.

Just then, Toriel walked out of the kitchen and into the living room, mixing something in a bowl at a steady pace, while her neck was resting to one side, holding a large phone in pace against her ear.

"Yes….No I didn't say anything. Look, I just need a little more time, alright. Thank you...I'll send him over." She said quietly.

"Asriel, why don't you go to the throne room. Your favorite pie will be ready in a little bit. Oh, and your phone is on your bed sweety, i'll call you down later."

With that she went back into the kitchen.

"My phone! I almost forgot!" Papyrus announced loudly.

Asriel jumped slightly when the tall skeleton practically shouted. He pulled the phone out of his pocket again and laid it on the table for him to pick up again. Which he did just moments later. Once he had returned the phone, he jumped down from his seat and followed his mother's instructions. He ran to his room and grabbed his old phone from his bed. A few fond memories came to mind as he picked it up, running a clawed finger around its plastic frame. He pushed the thoughts back and continued with what he was doing.

Asriel strolled out of his room and then down the stairs, coming to a long hallway identical to the one in the ruins. Eventually it came out to a longer hallway overlooking many other buildings in "New Town". The sight was rather breathtaking, but the flat gray color that each building shared took away from the majesty of it slightly. Once he got out of there, he came to the Great hall. The magnificent, towering pillars rose to the ceiling above him, and light shined in a room in its own unique, but beautiful way. Shadows rose and fell in different places, and caused a interesting mixture of shades. The yellow bricks shone like polished gold, and each encrusted window emitted a beam of comforting light, casting the family crest onto the floor.

He smiled lightly as he left the room.

After he left the great hall, he realized something.

There are a LOT of hallways in this place.

Forgetting that simple fact, he finally came to the throne room. He walked inside and felt his feet brush against many of the golden flowers that filled the room. On the other side of the room he could see his father. Asgore stood with his back turned to him, seemingly on the phone.

"Do you think maybe in a couple days? No? Allright. I want you to be comfortable...but i miss you, and i'm sure this will come as a shock to him. No, I promass I won't. But he's bound to find out eventually. *Sigh*...all right….." Asgore spoke downtrodden.

"Dad?" Asriel said softly, coming closer.

"Got to go….*Click*...Son! Oh I missed you!" Asgore stated gleefully as he turned to meet him.

Asriel felt his body lift as his father picked him up by the side. He was tossed in the air lightly, then caught on the way down. He smiled uncontrollably at the interaction.

"I love you kiddo." Asgore said as he have him a big hug, nearly crushing him.

"Haha, I love you too." Asriel responded happily.

"Ah, missed you so much. I didn't know what to do without you!" Asgore continued, bringing Asriel into a tighter hug. "I really didn't…"

"I missed you too!" Asriel told him, getting squished. "Ughm.. you're crushing me."

"Ooops! Sorry. Sorry." Asgore mumbled out as he let go.

Asriel grinned sheepishly, but his smile was lost instantly.

He looking into the face of his father. A wide smile spread across his lips, but fresh tears poured from his eyes. Each time he blinked a new stream would appear. The droplets would run down his face slowly until they fell to the flowers below, creating a glistening dew.

"Dad…?" Asriel questioned in concern.

"Oh. Don't mind me. Something in my eyes." He excused himself, rubbing his face lightly.

"How about you and me play some catch?" He asked, walking to the corner of the room and picking up a ball and catchers mit.

"I would like that." Asriel responded, a small, single tear of his own falling.

Together they played a simple game of catch. Tossing a soft ball back and forth, catching it and throwing it back, with the occasional miss, which was made even more exciting by the fact that the ball would occasionally be lost under the bed of flowers they stood upon, and would have to be found promptly. The continued the game for quite some time without interruption, just the two of them lost in a moment of innocence and fun. But, as all things do, it came to an end. They both got tired, and settled to rest in the silky bed of petals.

"Phew….I haven't done that it a long time. I think I might need to lay off the donuts." Asgore stated tiredly, emitting a light hearted chuckle after.

Asriel laughed heartily at the comment.

They shared a moment of silence after that before a key question arose.

"I was wondering…." Asgore began, seemingly hesitant to continue. "How did you….Get back?"

Asriel thought for a moment. Everything had happened so fast over the last couple days. The moment Frisk landed in the Underworld, things became super active. People rushed around to find the human, and he too had trailed him for a while. At least in the areas that consisted of soil. He lost track of the human at various intervals, but usually each time it was after a major fight. He would stay back just far enough to witness it, then disappear whenever the human drew close. He even thought he might have been seen a couple times, but the human seemed relatively unaware most of the time…..

"Son?"

Asriel snapped out of his thought.

"Oh. Well…..It's a long story. I don't remember a lot of it." Asriel told him nervously, trying not reveal too much about what he had done. "All I know is that Frisk found me. I was angry and confused….I even tried to fight him."

Asgore shifted slightly to look at his son, who remained motionless with his face towards the ceiling.

"He didn't want to fight me, but I kept pushing him...*Sniff*...I almost killed him." He continued.

Asgore looked at him start to break down. His face remained steadfast, but he could see his son's body trembling.

"He gave up everything for me. I don't even know why….."

His voice cracked as he continued, and then turned into nothing more but a high pitched whine. Every time he tried to utter another word after that, his voice would betray him and replace the word with a small cry.

Asgore said nothing, but instead pulled Asriel close to his chest. He kissed the top of his forehead and let him vent into his shirt. The next minute or so was filled with pitiful, muffled cries. Turning the previously pleasant atmosphere into one of regret.

"Hey. Don't worry about it. I'm sure whatever happened between you two won't be a problem." Asgore said in a reassuring tone. "In fact, everyone else already told me that they each had a fight with the human too. You shouldn't worry about it. Allright? If you really feel bad about it, maybe you can talk later."

"Al...Alright." Asriel managed to say.

"Listen. There is no need to feel bad. You are home now, and we can work out our problems as a family. If anything bothers you, we will be here to help." His father said warmly.

Asgore stood up, still holding onto Asriel. He hoisted him up and placed him on his shoulders, letting his legs dangle down around his shoulders.

"Tell you what. Your mother will probably have dessert ready in a few moments. Let's go get some together. And if that doesn't cheer you up, we will even go out for a movie. Your choice!" He stated confidently, hoping to lighten the mood again.

Asriel didn't respond at first, but after a few moments, he agreed quietly.

Asgore grind and started the walk back home. A few minutes into the stroll, he felt the crown lift off his head, while the legs of his son kicked back and forth playfully. He smiled and looked up slightly to see him slip on the crown, Asriel's sad expression lifting as adorned the jeweled object. He turned up his nose and gave a regal look forward, pretending to be in charge.

"Onward!" He stated, mimicking an authoritative voice as the walked away.

They both shared a short laugh, and the bond between them grew.

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END CHAP 6:

Well! There you go! Sorry, I got finals due this and next week, so progress might slow a bit. Besides that, i'll try to keep pumping these out. Also, don't worry! It won't be super sad for a while. The plot it going to come into play soon, and it will only get better from there.

So, as usual, if you see anything in the chapter that needs fixing, don't be afraid to PM me, and if you have anything at all to say, go ahead and leave a review! I love them!

Stay determined out there!